This organisation is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its employees, so far as is reasonably practicable.

We also fully accept our responsibility for other persons who may be affected by our activities. We will take steps to ensure that our statutory duties are met at all times.

Each employee will be given such information, instruction and training as is necessary to enable the safe performance of his or her work activities.

It is the duty of management to ensure that all processes and systems of work are designed to take account of health and safety and are properly supervised at all times. Adequate facilities and arrangements will be maintained to enable employees and their representatives to raise issues of health and safety.

Competent people will be appointed to assist us in meeting our statutory duties including, where appropriate, specialists from outside the organisation.

Every employee must co-operate with us to enable all statutory duties to be complied with. The successful implementation of this policy requires total commitment from all employees, from the boardroom to the shop-floor. Each individual has a legal obligation to take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety and for the safety of other people who may be affected by his or her acts or omissions.

This policy is regularly monitored to ensure that the objectives are achieved. It will be reviewed and, if necessary, revised in the light of legislative or organisational changes.